CIA File on Ray, Manuel

SUBJECT: David D. Mulle, aka David Do Mulle, dba Communications Specialties, Box 354, San Gabriel, Glen Mart Co., 2850 Tanager St., Los Angeles, Calif. Unistrut Products, 2850 Tanager St., Los Angeles, Calif. Kim Lock Tray Systems, Los Angeles, Calif.

REF. : (a) LANG-8604

(b) OSS Meho, Same Subject, dated 22 Jun 65

(c) LAFO Speed Letter, Same Subject, dated 23 Jun 65

(d) OSS Speed Letter Reply, undated

1. The following is meant to clarify ref. (a), and to bring you up-to-date. An unnamed source of FBI-LA advised that office that subject, then representing the last three of the above business styles, called on him in April and inquired as to the latter's ability to turn out vaguely described metal products, supposedly office equipment items. This presumably was a pretext as subject called again in May, then representing Communications Specialties, and asked if (this FBI) source could manufacture about 1,000 silencers, for use on 9 mm machine pistols, and meant (very confidentially) for a customer in northern California. Subject implied for himself an earlier association with Consolidated Electrodynamics Corp., a highly reputable scientific instrument manufacturer, and with Aerojet General Corp., which we know to be dabbling in ordnance specialties. Subject also made reference to some vague sales or business relationship with "the City of Commerce concern that was raided recently", undoubtedly Erquiaga Arms Co.

2. FBI-LA feels it must alert Customs on the off-chance that subject may be exporting this item, and also that it cannot afford not to advise the State of California Department of Justice, since mere possession of a silencer is a felony, and prior knowledge, in the event there was a major incident of any kind, would be difficult to explain.